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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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